Improvement in shoe-lagers



WILLIAM H. GHRIsTiE, or ALBANY, NEW YORK. Letters Parent No. 64,489,dated May 7, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOE- LAGERS.

TO ALL WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM H. CHRISTIE, of Albany, in the county ofAlbany, and in the Stnteof New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Shoe, Corset, and other Lacers; and do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, A Arepresent the two parts of the shoe or boot, which meet, or nearly meet,on the upper side of the foot and instep, and to which the hooks B B areattached. The hooks B B may be formed of sheet metal. Narrow strips ofmeta-l can be taken and bent, so as to form a hook, as represented, thetwo ends of said strip meeting,l and projecting on the under side of thehook, so that said entls muy be thrust through an opening in the latterIna-de to receive them, and then bent outwards from euch other andpressed down, for the purpose of making a'seeure and cheap fastening.This mode of forming the hook is seen in Figure 2.

I am aware that various kinds of hooks have been used for shoe-lasers.

As a new article of manufacture I claim- The hook, doubled at the stemand curve, with the ends thereof proJecting below the stem, forinsertiwng through the shoe or other article and clamping thereto, Whenformed of one strip of metal and constructed :tud

arranged as herein specified. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing'I have hereunto set my hanrlthis 2&1 day of February, 1867.v WM. H. CHRISTIE.

Witnesses:

Trios. WLILEN, J. J. GELLENT.

